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Effects of individual and population parameters on reproductive success in three sexually deceptive orchid species.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 May 2009
Vandewoestijne S, Róis A S, Caperta A, Baguette M, Tyteca D
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive success (RS) in orchids in general, and in non-rewarding species specifically, is extremely low. RS is pollinator and pollination limited in food deceptive orchids, but this has rarely been studied in sexually deceptive orchid species. Here, we tested the effects of several individual (plant height, inflorescence size, nearest neighbour distance and flower position) and population (patch geometry,...
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